Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	fruit_n	good_a	work_n	6,080	5	5.9885	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10084	A verie godlie and learned sermon treating of mans mortalitie, and of the estate both of his bodie and soule after death. Preached at Denham in Suffolke. At the celebration of the solemne and mournfull funerals of the right orshipfull Sir Edward Lewkenor Knight, and of the vertuous Ladie Susan, his wife, both at once. By M. Robert Pricke their beloued and faithfull minister: now also since that time (to the encrease of our sorow for the losse of so excellent a light) departed this life.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1608 (1608)	STC 20338; ESTC S112476	28,846	49

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their_o great_a shame_n from_o all_o which_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o in_o vain_a do_v the_o atheist_n whereof_o we_o have_v too_o many_o example_n puff_n out_o a_o little_a warm_a breath_n in_o scorn_n and_o derision_n say_v there_o go_v my_o soul_n he_o be_v therein_o fowlie_o deceive_v and_o show_v himself_o utterlie_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a it_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n for_o thou_o oh_o thou_o atheist_n if_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o bruit_n beast_n but_o alas_o thou_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o immortal_a soul_n which_o can_v never_o die_v whereof_o thou_o be_v even_o convince_v in_o thyself_o but_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v blind_v thy_o eye_n and_o strong_o possess_v thy_o heart_n for_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o thou_o do_v so_o tremble_v at_o death_n and_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o die_v be_v it_o because_o this_o life_n be_v a_o paradise_n full_a of_o all_o pleasure_n and_o happiness_n to_o thou_o that_o can_v be_v for_o rather_o 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